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EIGHT
THE L(IST~SHOT r?
In this story Mr. Palmer, the
noted war correapondent. haa paint
ed war aa he haa aeen It on many
battlefields and between many na
tlona. Hla Intimate knowledge of
ermiee and armamenta haa enabled
him to produce a graphlo picture of
the greeteat of all wara, and hie
knowledge of condltlone haa led
him to propheay an end of armed
eonflicta. No man la batter quali
fied to write the etory of the final
world war than Mr. Palmer, and
ha haa handled hla aubject with a
•neater hand.
(Continued from Yeaterday.)
■"1 should like you all to sign It—to
tnako It elmply the old form of ‘the
■taff baa the honor to report,' " he eald
finally.
Thera was a huah aa he finished
the huah of a deep Impression whan
one man watta for another to apeak.
All were looking at him except the
vice-chief, who waa at 111 alarlng at the
table aa If he had heard nothing. Yet
every word waa etched on hla mind.
iTha man whoae name waa the aymbol
of victory to the aoldlera, who would
be more thßn ever a hero a* the new a
of hia charge with the African Ilruvea
traveled along the llnea, would go on
reoord to hla aoldlera aa tnylng that
they could not take the Gray range.
Thla was a handicap that the vice
ehief did not care to accept; and he
knew how to turn a phraao aa waU aa
to make a aoldlerly declaim! Me
looked up aratllngly to Marta.
"I hare decided that I had rather
not be a Woeterllng. Mtaa Galland,"
he said. “We'll make It unanimous.
And you," he burst out to Isnatrnn -
"you legatee of old Partow; I’tw al
ways aaid that be wae the blggeat man
of our time. Me haa proved it by
outohtng the spirit of our time and in
carnating it.”
Vaguely, in the whirl of her Joy,
Marta hoard the chorus of assent aa
the officers sprang to their feet In the
elation of being at one with their chief
again. Lanstron caught her arm. fear
ing that idle waa going to fall, but a
burning question rose In her mind to
steady her.
'Then iny shame —my sending men
to slaughter- -my sacrifice was not in
Vain r she exclaimed.
*******
The sea of people parked In the
great aquare of the Brown capital
made a roar like the thunder of waves
against a breakwater at sight of a
white apot on a background of gray
atone, which wae the head of an emi
nent statesman.
"It looks as If our government
would last the week cut," the premier
chuckled as ha turned to hla colleagues
at the cabinet table.
Aa yet only the brief bulletins whnea
publication In the newspapers had
aroused the public to a frenty had
been received. The cabinet, aa eager
for details as the press, had remained
up. awaiting a fuller official aooount.
"We have a long communication In
preparation,” the staff had telegraphed.
"Meanwhile, the followtug la submit
ted"
’’Good heavens! It'a not from the
army! It's from the gravel” ex
claimed the premier as he read the
first paragraphs of l’artow's message.
"Of all the concealed dynamite ever!"
he gasped aa he grasped the full mean
ing of the document, that piece of
news, as staggering as the victory It
self. that had lain In the staff vaults
ftw years "Well, we needn't give It
out to the preee; at least, not until
aftvr mature consideration," he de
clared when they had reached the end
of Fallows appeal. "Now we’ll hear
what the staff haa to say for ltaalf
after gratifying the wlah of a dead
man," be added aa a messenger gave
him another sheet.
"The staff. In loyalty to Ita dead
leakier who made vtetory possible, and
In loyalty to the principles of defense
for which the army fought, begs to
aay to the nation —"
It waa four o'clock In the morning
when this dispatch concluded with
”We heartily agree with the forego
ing." and the cabinet read the names
Of all the general staff and the corps
and division oommanders Coursing
crowds In the streets were stUl shout
ing hoarsely and sometimes drunken
ly: "On to the Orsy capital I Noth
ing can stop us now!” The premier
triad to Imagine what a sea of faces
in the great square would look like
In a rage Ha was between the peo
ple In a passion for retribution and a
headless army that was supposed to
charge across the frontier at dawn
"The thing is sheer madness I" ha
cried. “It's Insubordination! 11* have
It suppressed I The array must go on
to gratify public demand. I'll show
the staff that they are not In the
saddle. They'll obey orders I”
Ms tried to get La natron on the long
distance
"Sorry, but the chief has retired,"
answered the officer on duty sleepily.
“In fact, all the rest of the staff have,
with orders that they are rot to be
disturbed before ten."
"Tell them that the premier, the
head of the government, their com
mander, Is epsaktng!"
"Yea. sir. The orders not to disturb
them are julta positive, and as a )u
nlor I could not do ho except by theTr
orders as superiors. The chief, before
retiring, however, repeated to me. In
case any Inquiry came from you, sir,
that there was nothing he could add
to the ataff’s message to the nation
and the army. It Is to be given to the
soldiers the first thing In the morn
ing, arid he will let you know how they
regard It.”
"Confound these machine minds that
spring thetr surprises aa fully execut
ed plans!" exclaimed the premier.
"It's true —I’artow and the staff have
covered everything met every argu
ment. There is nothing more for
them to say," said the foreign minister.
"Hut what about the Indemnity?"
demanded the finance minister. Me
was thinking of victory In the form
of piles of gold In the treasury.
This question, too, wae answered.
"War has never brought prosperity,"
I’artow had written. "Its purpose Is
to destroy, and destruction can never
bo construction. The conclusion of a
war has often assured a period of
peace; and peace gave the Impetus of
prosperity attributed to war. A man
Is strong In what lie achieves, not
through the gifts he receives or the
goods he steals. Indemnity will not
raise another blade of wheat In our
land. To take It from a beaten man
will foster In him the desire to beat
his adversary tn turn and recover the
amount and more. Then we shall have
the apprehension of war always In the
air, and soon another war and more
destruction. Remove the danger of a
European cataclysm, and any sum ex
torted from the Graye becomee paltry
beside the wealth that peace will cre
ate. An indemnity makes the purpose
of the courage of the Grays in their
assaults and of the Browns In their re
sistance that of the burglar and the
looter. There Is no money value to a
human life when It Is your own; and
our soldiers guvs their lives. Do not
cheapen their service.”
"Considering the part that wo played
at The Hague,” observed the foreign
minister, "It would be rather Incon
sistent for us not to—”
"There Is only one thing to do. Lan
stron has got us!” repllad the premier.
“Good Haavenal It'g Not From Ihs
Army. It'g From tha Gravel"
"We must Jump in at th* head of tha
procession and receive the mud or the
bouquet*, aa It happen* "
With I’artow'a and the staff’s ap
peals went au eitually earnest one
from the premier and his cabinet. Nat
urally. the noisy element of the cities
waa the first to find words. It
shouted in rising anger that Lanstron
had betrayed the nation Army offi
cer* whom Partow had retired for leis
urely habits eald that h# and lanstron
had struck at their own calling. But
the average man and woman. In a
data from the shock of th* appeals
after a night's celebration, were resid
ing and wondering and asking thetr
neighbors' opinions. If not In Par
tow's then in the staff's message they
found the mirror that set their own
ethical professions staring at them.
Before they had mads up their
minds the correspondents at the front
had set the wires singing to the even
ing editions; for Lanstron had direct
ed that they be given the run of the
army s lines at daybreak. They told
of soldiers awakening after the de
bauch of yesterday's fighting, normal
and rested glowing with the security
of possession of the frontier and re
sponding to thetr leaders' sentiment;
of officers of the type favored by Par
tow who would bring the Industry that
commands reaper! to any calling, tak
*n* Lanatron's views as worthy of
their profession; of that Irrepressi
ble poet laureate of th* aoldlera. Gap
tain Straneky. 1 C. (Iron cross), break
ing forth in a new aohg to an old
tuna, expressing his brotherhood Ideas
In a "W* - have - ours • let ■ them • keep
theirs" chorus that was spreading from
regiment to regiment.
This left the retired officers to grum
ble In their corners that war was no
longer a gentleman’s vocation, and si
lenced the protests of their natural al
ly In the business of making war,
the noisy element, which promptly
adapted .tself to a new fashion In the
relatior of nations. Again the great
square 'as packed and again a wave
like roar of cheers greeted the white
speck of an eminent statesman's head.
All the Ideas that had been fomenting
in the minds of a people for a genera
tion became a living force of action to
break through the precedents born
of provincial passion with a new
cedent; for the power of public opin
ion can be as swift in its revolutions
as decisive victories at arras. The
world at large, after nibbing Its fore
head and readjusting its eye-glasses
and clearing Its throat, exclaimed:
"Why not! Isn’t that what we have
all been thinking and desiring? Only
nobody knew how or where to be
gin.”
The premier of the Browns found
himself talking over the long distance
to the premier of the Grays In as
neighborly a fashion as if they had
adjoining estates and were arranging
a matter of community interest.
"You have been so fine In waiving
un indemnity," said the premier of the
Grays, “that Turcas suggests we pay
for all the damage done to property
on your side by our Invasion. I’m
sure our people will rise to the sug
gestion. Their mood has overwhelmed
every preconceived notion of mine. In
place of the old suspicion that a
Brown could do nothing except with
a selfish motive Is the desire to be as
fair as the BrownH. And the practi
cal way the people look at It makes
mo think that it will be enduring.
“1 think so, for the same reason,"
responded the premier of the Browns.
"They say It Is good business. It means
prosperity and progress for both
countries."
"After all, a soldier comes out th#
hero of ' « great peace movement,"
concluded ihe premier of the Grays.
"A soldier took the tricks with our
ow n cards. Old l’artow was the great
est statesman of us all."
"No doubt of that!” agreed the
premier of the Browns. "It'a a senti
ment to which every premier of ours
who ever tried to down him would
have readily subscribed!”
The every-day statesman smiles
when he sees the people smile and
grows angry when they grow angry.
Now and then appears an Inscrutable
genius who finds out. what is brewing
In their brains and brings It to a head.
Me is the epoch maker. Such an on*
was that little Corsican, who gave a
stagnant pool the storm It needed, un
til be became overfed and mistook his
ambition for a continuation of his
youthful prescience.
• • • • •
Marta had yet to bear the shock of
Weetertlng's death. After learning the
manner of it she went to her room,
where she spent a haunted, sleepless
night The morning found her still
tortured by her visualisation of the
picture of him. irresolute as the mob
pressed around the Gray headquar
ters.
"It Is as If I had murdered him!"
she said. '1 let him make love to me
—I let my hand remain In hts once—-
but that was all. l.anny. I —l couldn't
have borne any more. Yet that waa
enough -enough I"
“But we know now, Marta,” I-atY
stron pleaded, "that the premier of
the Grays held Westerllng to a com
pact that he should not return alive
if he lost. He could not have won,
eTen though you had not helped us
against him Me would only have lost
more lives and brought still greater
Indignation on his head His fate waa
Inevitable —and he waa a soldier.”
Hut his reasoning only racked bar
with a shudder.
“if he had only died fighting!” Mar
tar repllad. "He died like a rat in a
trap and I—l set the trap!"
"No. destiny set It!” put In Mrs.
Galland.
Lanstron dropped down beside Mar
ta's chair.
“Yea, destiny set It,” he said. Im
ploringly.
"Juat as It act yonr part for you.
And. Marta.” Mrs Galland went on
gently, with what Marta had onca
called the wisdom of mothers.
lives and lives for yon. Your destiny
Is Use and to make the most of life, as
you always have. Isn't It Marta?"
"Yea." she breathed after a pause.
In conviction, as she pressed her moth
er's hands. "Yes. you hav* a gift of
making things simple and clear "
Then she looked up to I-anstron and
the flame In her eyea. whose leaping,
spontaneous passion h# already knew,
held something of tha eternal, aa bar
arms crept around his neck
“You are life. Lanny! You are the
destiny of today and tomorrow I"
ITHB BND.)
COL. ISAAC HARDMAN ~>EAD.
Macon, Ga.—Col. Isaac Hardman,
one of the best known lawyers in
Georgia, and a veteran of th* Con
federacy, died at hla home here Bun
day night at me age of »o years.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
Markets
Middling Today 9c.
Tone—Steady.
Middling last year 13V2C.
closing~quotations
T-ow middling 8%
Strict low middling 8%
Middling 9
Strict middling 8%
Good middling 9%
Previous Day's Figures.
Ijow middling 8%
Htrict low middling 8%
Middling 8%
Htrict middling 9
Good middling 9%
Receipts for Week.
Rales. Spin. Shlp’t
Saturday 1934 5x 222
Monday 1014 1361
Tuesday —■
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday •
Total 2048 60 1583
Comparative Receipts.
1913 1914
Saturday 2292 1761
Monday lb.j 1902
Tueaday - *
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday *
Totals ... 3911 3663
Stocks and Receipts
Stock in Augusta, 1913 18,685
Stock in Augusta. 1914 26.038
Rec. since Sept. 1, 1913 39,115
Rec. since Sept. 1, 1914 28,935
Augusta Daily Receipts.
3913 1914
Georgia Railroad 114 241
Southern Ry. Co 62 13
Augusta Southern 40 235
Augusta-Aiken Ry. Co. ... 35 43
Cen. of Ga. R. R. 171 164
Georgia and tiorlda 119 89
C and W. C. Ry 182 860
A. C. Jj. R. R 91
Wagon 421 634
River —-
Net receipts 1235 n 79
Through 348 123
Total 1618 1902
Port Receipts.
Today. Ljaat Tr.
Galveston 9918 25896.
New Orleans 1647 2035
Mobile B^9
Savannah 2744 16748
Charleston I
Wilmington 8462
Norfolk 275 2333
Interior Receipts.
Today. Last Yr.
Houston 10929 34554
Memphis 1851
Weekly Crop Report Ending
Friday, Sept. 18, 1914.
1914. 1913. 1912.
Receipts ... 65.481 172,595 159,270 i
Shipments.. 47,264 138.555 134,672 1
Stock 143,836 6,158,237 142,742
Came in St... 12i5,217 314,668 275,719
Crop in St... 474,866 1.013.431 451,930
Vis. Supply 2,811,225 2.053,017 2,155,395
LIVESTOCK MARKET
CHICAGO CATTLE, HOGS. SHEEP
Chicago, lilt. —Hogs: Receipts 26,000;
slow.
Hulk $ 8.850$ 9.16
Light 8.900 9.55
Mixed 8.450 9.50
Heavy 8.200 9.35
Rough 8.200 840
Pigs 5.200 9.00
Cattle: Receipts 21,000 slow.
Reeves 6.860110.90
Steers »* 6.35 0 9.16
Stockers and feeders 5.400 8.85
Cow® and heifers 3.600 9.20
Calves 9.250 12.25
Sheep: Receipts 56,000; weak.
Sheep « $ 4.900$ 5.80
Yearlings 5.90 0 6.86
Lambs 6.750 8.10
RULING ON NEW
ORLEANS COTTON
New Orlean*. —Attorneye for the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange today ruled
that a trading contract made on the
exchange Is binding whether or not the
exchange Is closed.
This according to views of active brok
ers, materially changes the situation as
it affects October contracts. By this
ruling October "shorts" can buy spots
and "longs" will be forced to receive the
cotton on contract.
The excuange will begin quoting spots
Wednesday,
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Chicago, 11ls —Decided failing off In
receipts throughout the spring crop belt
had a bullish effect today on wheot.
After opening 7-8 to 1 1-4 higher prices
made a moderate additional gain.
Corn sympathised with’wheat. The
start, which wae 1-Sal-4 to 6-8 up wae
followed by a further advance.
Seaboard demand etrengthened oats.
Provisions hardened a little because of
a rise In hog prices but had no support.
A huge Increase of the I’nlted states
visible supply led aftiTwaros to a de
cided setback in wheat but it closed
steady. 1-4 to l t-« net higher
(lorn closed firm. i-Bat-4 to l-4aß-S
above Saturuuy night.
Open. High. Low. Cloak
WHEAT—
Dec .... 114% 116 114 US'*
Sept . . . .11l mi
Mav . . .. 122% 122 11* . 120%
CORN—
Dec 78% 71% 72% 78
Mav .... 75 76% 76% 75%
OATS—
Dec .... 60% 61% 50% 61
Muy .... 63% 64% 53% 53%
Ja^° RK ~. .2085 2087 2080 2055
LARD—
Oct .... *«» *«? *52 *52
Jan . . . .1017 1020 1 005 1 007
RIBS—
Oct I**?
Jan . . . .!«*>' I«*2 10«5 1072
"money MARKET
New York. Mercantile paper 7 Rx
change* $184,790,034; balance* $12.1*7.-
940.
Sterling exchange steady; for cable*
4 96. for demand 4 95 Bar silver 61%-
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Liverpool.—Cotton, spot In moderate
demand. *ale* * 400 bale* Including 1.-
300 American on the beets of 6.80 a for
middling. Imports 1 195 bales. Includ
ing 1.400 American.
LA66EN ROARS.
Redding. Call.—After a night of mut
tering end fumbling. Lasern peak ex
ploded today In a ehnrp thunderclap,
which rocked the houeet at Mscomt-sr
flat, nine wiles away.
GERMAN WAR
LOAN IS IST
SUCCESSFUL
Gratification Expressed By
the Press at Outcome of
Plan Without the Foreign
Subscriptions.
Berlin, by wireless by way of Sayvill
e, L. I. — Subscriptions thus far receiv
ed to the German war loan have as
sured the brilliant success of the war
loan plan. One paper speaks of the
public response as the "victory of
those at the Somme.”
The call was for 4,200,000,000 marks,
$1,500,000,00. With a number of re
ports not yet received the total sub
scription to the imperial bonds already
is 2,940,000,000,000 marks. The treas
ury certificates which were offered to
the amount of 1,000,000,000 marks have
been over-subsribed by 260,000,000
marks.
Express Pride.
The newspapers express pride that
this result has been reached without
foreign subscriptions, or the necessity
ot sending subscription blanks to the
many well to do Germans now in the
field. On account of the unexpected
success, the final terms of payment
have been postponed until December.
I.ast night's report from headquar
ters stated that the German armies in
France everywhere have assumed the
offensiveagainst the strongly entrnch
ed enemy.
The Swedish explorer, Anders Sven
Heriln, is a guest of Emperor William
at headquarters. He will be allowed
to visit the eastern and western fronts
in order to give a non-partisan account
of the situation.
COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
For the 24 hours ending: at 8 a. m. 75th
meridian time, Honday, September 21st,
1914.
Stations of Augusts, Ga., District:
Temperature, high and low; precipitation.
Inches and hundredths; stale of weather.
Allendale, cloudy
Athens, clear 87 65 .00
Augusta, clear 89 66 .00
Bateeburg, clear 85 60 .00
Blackviile, cloudy 94 65 .00
Columbia, clear 88 62 .00
Greensboro, clear 89 t>.> .00
Greenwood, dear 84 61 .00
’“Millen, cloudy 90 65 .00
Warrenton, clear 9J 65 .00
Washington, clear 86 67 .08
Waynesboro, cloudy 95 63 .00
•Not Included in means.
Heavy Rainfall.
Houston district: Kopperl, Tex., 1.04.
Texas Rainfall.
Galveston .16: Houston .58: Taylor .0$;
Dallas .04; Abilene . Clarendon .06;
Paris .42; Pierce .18, Sherman .14; Wax
ahatchie .20; W'eatoerford .14; Kopperl
.04. Missing—Dublin, Llano, Longiake,
Marble Falls( Riverside, Valley Junction.
District. Averages.
Central station —Number of stations in
district—District average temperature:
high and low. Precipitation—Number ot
stations reporting 0.10 Inch or more;
average of stations reporting 0.10 inch
or more:
Wilmington 10 84 58 0 .00
Charleston 5 88 62 0 .00
Augusta 11 89 64 0 .00
Savannah 20 86 68 0 .00
Atlanta 14 88 66 0 .00
Montgomery 14 88 68 0 .00
Mobile 12 SS 68 1 .20
Memphis 14 90 68 0 .00
Vicksburg 14 90 68 0 .00
New Orleans 16 90 7 0 3 .20
Little Rock 17 88 68 2 .50
Houston 50 8o 68 8 .40
Oklahoma 21 86 68 9 .20
Remarks.
Fnsettled weather, with local showers.
Is reported from western districts and
generally fair weather from middle and
eastern districts. Warm, seasonable
weather continues.
K. D. EMIGH, Local Forecaster.
WHAT TO SAVE IN THE
HERALD’S M. & M. CONTEST
For further information, call at
Contest Headquarters, 213 McCartan
street or telephone 1200.
LIST OF MERCHANTS WHOSE
SALES SUPS ARE GOOD
FOR VOTES:
M. A. Bates : Co.
Stark French Dry Cleaning Co.
Economy Shoe Company.
Castleberry & Wilcox
Golden Bros.
L J. Schaul.
Better Ice Cream Company.
Geo. H. Baldowskl, Jr.
Maxwell Bros.
O’Connor-Schweers.
B. A. Dial.
P. K. Tant.
L. P. Speth.
Panther Springs Water Company.
Burdell-Cooper Company.
LIST OF PRODUCTSi
AlaGa Syrup labels.
Brookfield Butter cartons
Swift'* Arrow Borax Soap wrappers
Swift’s Pride Washing Powder car
ton.
Queen Regent Toilet Soap cartons.
Piedmont. Fatima or Chesterfield
cigarette coupons.
Maxwell House Blend Coffee label*.
Maxwell House Blend Tea labels.
Ring’s Elegant Flour bags
Sensation Flour bags.
Block's Cracker wrappers.
Domino rlca cartona
Coca-Cola Gum wrappers.
Smith Bros. Alfalfa Horae and Dairy
Feed bags.
Chero-Cola crown*.
Swift's Jewel Shortening cans
Swift’s Silver Leaf Lard guarantee
labels.
Swift's Premium Ham wrappers
Swift's Premium Bacon wrappers
Libby's Rose Dale Peach labels.
Libby’s Happy Vale Peach labels.
Or any other labels from Libby's
product*.
Dolly Madison Talcum powder.
Ideal Peroxide Face cream.
Stones Wrapped Cake wrappers
Cinco Cigar box top.
Santaeilo Cigar box top.
C. H. S. box top.
* .-eferencia Cigar box top.
Optimo Ctgar box top.
Tadema Cigar box top.
These cigar box tops mm be stamp,
ad Burdell-Cooper Tobacco Co.
PRESENTS IT PERSONALLY.
Washington.—The French ambassa
dor. Julee J. Jeaserand, presented the
protest of hla government on the de
struction of the Rhelms cathedral to
the etate department today and per
sonally read It to Acting Secretary
[ Lanelng. It waa signed by Foreign
I Minister Delcaas*.
WAR REVENUE
MEASURE IS UP
IN THE HOUSE
Thought it is Assured of Pas
sage by End of Week. Effec
tive Immediately Except in
Stamp Tax Provisions.
Washington, d. C. —The administration
war revenue bill, as finally Revised by
ways anu means committee Democrats
to tax beers wines, gasoline, tobacco
dealers, brokers, bankers, amusement
proprietors and commercial instruments,
was introduced in the house today. The
measure is expected by its framers to
increase Internal revenue by slos,mi!} »•
annually, offsetting the decrease in im
port duties resulting from the war.
Democratic Leader Underwood, who
will pilot the bill through the house,
plans to call up the measure for con
sideration next Thursday under a spe
cial rule. He believes it is assured of
passage in th* house by the end of the
week.
Beer and Wine.
The bill taxes beer $1.50 a barrel —
sweet wines. 20 cents and dry wines 13
cents a gallon; gasoline, two cents a
gallon; bankers two dollars on each sl,-
000 of capital and surplus and undi
vided profits; brokers SSO each; pawn
brokers S2O; commercial brokers S2O;
customs house brokers $10; proprietors
of theatres, museums, concert halls in
cities of 15,000 population or over *IOO
eacn; circus proprietors SIOO a year;
proprietors of other exhibitions $lO and
proprietors of bowling aleys and billiard
rooms $5 for each alley or table.
Tobacco.
Tobacco dealers and manufacturers
are taxed the same as in 1898 except
that in the .argest class, tobacco deal
ers not specifically provided for, the tax
is $4.80 each. A tax of sl2 was levied
in 1898 on tobacco dealers having an
nual sales of $50,000 or over. The bill
levies a tax of five cents on bonds and
certificates of indebtedness for each sl,-
000 involved; one cent on telephone calls
costing 15 cents or more and telegraph
messages; indemnity bonds 50 cents; Cer
tificates of profits two cents; certificates
of damage 25 cents each; life insurance
policies on each SIOO, eight cents; fire,
marine, casualty, fidelity and guaranty
insurance policies one-half cent on each
dollar ;goods withdrawn from customs
houses 50 cents, and goods entered at
customs houses from 25 cents to ac
cording to value.
On Trains.
A tax of 20 cents for each seat in a
parlor car and for each bertn in a
sleeping car is levied. On passage tick
ets from an American to a foreign port
a tax of from $1 to $5 is levied. A tax
of 10 cents is levied on brokers contrast,
deeds and other conveyances; 50 cents
when not exceeding sooo in amount and
50 cents for each additional $500; mort
gages 25 cents for each, $1,500; power of
attorney to vote 10 cents; power of at
torney to sell, 25 cents; protest of a
note, bill of acceptance, ec., 25 cetnts.
Except Stamp.
The bill is effective immediately upon
passage, except the stamp tax provis
ions, which will not become operative
until November Ist. Responsibility for
collection of telegraph and telephone
taxes is placed on the companies through
their reports to the collectors of inter
nal revenue. Messages relating to _ a
company’s own business and official
government messages are exempt.
All federal, state, county, town arid
municipal bonds, debentures or certifi
cates of indebtedness and stocks and
bonds issued by co-operative building
and loan associations that loan only to
their stockholders are exmept.
Life Insurance.
Tn taxing life insurance policies the
bill makes shpeclal provision that on all
policies for life insurance only, issued
on the industrial or weekly payment
plan the tax will be forty per cent of
the first weekly premium, ..ie company
to pay the tax. The tax will not apply
to any "fraternal, beneficiary, society or
order, or farmers purely local co-opera
tive company association, or employes
relief association, operated on the lodge
svstern or local co-operative plan, or
ganized and conducted solely b> the
members for their exclusive benefit and
not for profits.
Purely co-operative or mutual fire in
surance companies not operated for
profit also are exempted.
$50,000 NECKLACE MISSING.
Asheville, N. C.—Authorities are
searching for a black pearl and dia
mond pendant valued at between $40,-
000 and $50,000, which has been lost or
stolen from Mrs. Henry M. Flagler, a
guest of a local hotel.
The Jewel has been missing since
the dinner hour Saturday and it is
supposed to have disappeared while
Mrs Flagler was at dinner with a
group of friends. Detectives from an
agenev in Atlanta are expected to ar
rive in Asheville today to search fu.'
the pendant. No arrests have been
made.
FIND LOOT ON PERSONS.
Chicago.—Three men believed to be
implicated in the robbers’ of Mise Nellie
Clark of jewelry valued at $60,000 at
Kankakee last week, were arrested here
today. On their persons were diamonds
valud at s4,i >0 and <6.000 in currency.
Two other alleged members of the gang
were captured last Saturday.
Atlantic Coast Line
NOTE—These arrivals and departures
are (iven as information. Arrivals and
conneetlons are not guaranteed.
28 I 32 I | 35 | 87
]:4oal 2:40p|1,v Augusta Arl 8:B5a 1:40a
4:26a 4:l7a|Ar Harwell Lv 7:15a 12:01a
4:50«u 4:43p Ar Denm'k Lv 6:44a U:34p
6:Bsa] S:26p|Ar OFburg LvJ 5:67a 10:53p
7:2oa| 6:BS!Ar Sumter Lv| 4:30« 9:30p
9:00s B:lsp|Ar Florence Lv S:l6a *:00p
I:lSp'l2:4Sa|Ar Wll'gton Lv] 3:45p
8:00pj 5:26a Ar Rlchm d Lv! 6:S5p 8:16a
ll:61)p! 9:OOeJAr Waeh’t’n Lv] 3:05p 4:J0»
I:3Ba|tO:27afAr Beltlm'e Lvf 1:45p 2'soa
4:54a]12:45p!Ar W Phil Lvili :36» 12:19n
TJUf 2'BTpiAr N York Lv! 9 16a| 9:30p
Through S*eel Pullman Sleeper* on
train* 82 and 36. between Augusta and
New York. Observation Broiler Car, be
tween Augueta and Florence. Standard
Dining Car north of Florence.
Through Sleeper between Atlanta and
Wilmington, via Augueta on trains ST
and SB. connecting at Florence with New
York sleeper* and main line points.
T. B, WALKER,
District Paassnoar Agent.
Augusta, Os. Phone 629.
GEORGIA RAILROAD
(Effective August 23rd. 1914,)
Eastern (City) Time.
From To
125 p.m. Atlanta. Miron.
Athens, Washington 7:40 am.
2:20 Am. Atlanta 2:00 Am
8:15 p.m. Atlanta 12:30 p.m!
10:80 p.m. Atlanta. Macon.
■ • Athena. Washington S:2O p.m.
8:46 Am. Camak. Macon (ex
cept Sunday) *:*o p.m.
11:00 am. Fnlon Point, Macon,
Athena. Washington 4:45 p.m.
Phone 267, *6l. 2266.
| J. P. BILL t PS. G.P.A.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
EXPECT ‘FIGHT
TO A FINISH' ON
FILIBUSTER
Republicans Resume Attack on
Rivers and Harbors Bill.
Senate to Stay in Session
Continuously.
Washington.—The republican fili
buster against the rivers and harbors
bill was resumed today in the senate
with both sides expecting “a finish
fight.”
After a conference with President
Wilson, Chairman Simmons, of the fi
nance committee announced that the
senate would stay in session continu
ously until the bill was passed. He
said he expected a vote tomorrow’
night or Wednesday.
The reply of Senator Burton, leader
of the opposition to the bill, was that
he had entered the capitol this morn
ing prepared to camp there.
Brings Suit Case.
"I brought with me a dress suit
case,” said the senator, "and am pre
pared to stay right here as long as my
strength holds out 1 have picked out
a soft couch which will be of service
when reinforcements give me a chance
forrest."
Mr. Burton told the senate he would
be satisfied with a lump appropriation
of not more than $20,000,000 to be
spent by the war department.
Senator Simmons announced there
was no intention of cutting the bill so
as to include only projects already un
der way and that the president had not
Insisted on such a plan.
When Senator Simmons made
known the purpose to hold the senate
in session until the bill was passed
several democrats declared they would
not agree to another all-night ses
sion. One defied the senate to make
him appear.
HOURLY TEMPERATURES
Degrees.
6 A. M 66
7 A. M 6S
S A. M 70
9 A. M 70
10 A M IT
11 A. M 77
12 noon 80
1 P. M 82
2 P. M 84
FORTY-EIGHTH ERUPTION.
Redding, Cal.—The eruption of Mr.
Lassen today was the forty-eighth
since the pre-historic volcano awoke
to Jife on May 30 and the first thac
has been accompanied by an earth
shock. A vast volume of sulphurous,
ash-laden smoke and steam poured
from a new fissure a mile below the
others. The mountain now has four
craters.
Twice yesterday the old cratt
spouted smoke, but today they we.- 1
inactive.
Southern Railway.
(Schedule effective August 16th. 1914.•
N. R.—Schedule rlgures published only
as information and are not guaranteed.
Union Station. All trains daily.
Train depart to—
No. Time.
18 Charleston, S. C 6:20 a.m.
8 Columbia, S. C 6:40 a.in.
32 Washington, New York 3:00 p.m.
22 Charleston 3:40 p.m.
24 Charleston. Jacksonville 11:40 p.m.
10 Charleston 2.45 a in.
Train arrive from—
No. .. Time.
25 Charleston. Jacksonville .. .8:20 a.hi.
19 Columbia 10:00 a.m.
131 Washington, New York ....12:01 p.m.
35 Charleston 2:15 n.in.
7 Columbia 8:55 pm.
17 Charleston 10:50 p.m.
9 Charleston 1:30 a.ni.
Pullman Drawing-Room Sleeping Cirs,
Coaches, Dining Car Service.
Phone 661 or 947 for information, and
Pullman Reservations
MAG RUDER DENT.
Dist. Pass. Agent.
729 Broad St.. Augusta. Ga.
C of Gaßy
“The Right Way" •
Current Schedules (75*h Meridian Time)
DEPARTURES:
For Dublin, Savannah, Macon
and Florida points 7:3a a.in.
For Dublin and Savannah 2:30 p.m.
For Savannah, .Macon, Colum
bus and Birmingham 9:30 p.m.
ARRIVALf
FYom Savannah, Macon, Co
lumbue and Birmingham .... 8:30 a.m.
From Dublin, Savannah and
Florida points 12:30 p.m.
From Dublin. Savannah, Ma
con and Florida points 7:50 p.m.
All Trains Dally.
Through train leaving Augusta 7:30 a.
m.. arriving at 7:50 p. m., between Au
gusta and Savannah; connecting at Mtl
len with through train for Macon, Co
lumbus, Birmingham, Montgomery, Mem
phis, Mobile and New Orleans.
Vestlbuied electric-lighted Sleeping
Cars carried on night trains between
Augusta and Savannah, conecting direct
ly at Milieu, with through Sleeping Cara
to and from Macon. Columbus, Birming
ham and Atlanta.
For information as to tares, schedules,
etc. write or communicate with
W. W. Hackett, G, r. Hammock.
Trav. Pass. Aft. City Ticket Agt.
Phone No. 62. 719 Broad St.
Augusta, Ga.
Charlestons Western
Carolina Railway Co.
(Effsctlve September 20th, 1914.)
The following arrivals and departures
of trains, t'nton Station, Atiguete, On.,
a* well as connections with other com
panies. are elmply given as information
and ar* not guaranteed.
DEPARTURES.
10:55 A M., No. 1 Dally for Greenwood,
. Spartanburg, Greenville. Aehevlli#
connect* at McCormick for Ander
son.
4:25 P.M., No. 3 Dally for Spartanburg,
ireenvllle, etc.
2 00 P.M.. No. 42, Dully for Beaufort,
Port Royal, Charleston and Ba
vannah. '
ARRIVALS.
12:15 P.M , No. 2 Dally from Spartan
burg. Greenville Anderson, etc.
7:16 P M., No. 4 Daily from Spartan
burg, Greenville. Anderson, Ashe
ville. etc.
12:26 PM, No 41 Dally from Beaufort,
P«wt Royal, Charleston and Sa
vannah.
FIRNKPT WILLIAMS.
General Passenger Agent
129 Broadway, Aufueu, ua.